Supporting Your Junior Football Players Young footballers count on you for guidance and support throughout the season. Here are some useful ways to meet their needs. Be specific in your praise. Pause training sessions to indicate when a player is doing something well and not when they are making a mistake. While making … Read more
The History of Europe’s International Football Championship: Euro 2012 The history of the Euro has become a relevant topic with the start of Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. The European Football Association (UEFA) held the first European Championship finals in France in 1960. Only four teams competed and the “final tournament” was effectively the … Read more
With Euro 2012 kicking off in Poland and Ukraine, here’s a brief introduction to the look and teams at this year’s European Football Championship. The 2012 tournament will be jointly held by Poland and Ukraine. It’s the last-ever European Championship kick-off with only 16 teams participating, and UEFA has decided that in 2016, the tournament … Read more
How to Treat Sports Injuries Like it or not, injuries are part of football (and all sports). Ice is often used as part of a rice first aid method to reduce swelling after a contusion, after straining or straining a muscle, or after sprains or broken bones. To learn how to treat an injury, use … Read more
Knowing When and How to Dribble in Soccer The simplest football skill is dribbling, the ability to carry the ball away from the opponent while in control, whether using a series of simple taps or a subtle movement around the opponent. If the player cannot dribble the ball, he will not be able to play … Read more
Goalkeeper: Defending the Soccer Goal In football, a goalkeeper is a specific player whose task is to prevent the directly opposing team from scoring by defending the goal. To have a good goalkeeper for your team, remember this: the bigger the goalkeeper, the better. Larger goalkeepers can cover more ground in front of the net. … Read more
Positions on a Soccer Team Each football team has 11 players – 1 goalkeeper and 10 field players. Each player, whether playing defensive or offensive, works to help the team score goals – and prevent the other team from scoring. The following list outlines the role of each public office in the field: >Goalkeeper: The … Read more
Ten Tips for Watching a Soccer Match You don’t have to be an X and O person or take countless training courses to enjoy watching a football match. Here are some tips and tricks that will make watching a match, whether it’s a youth, college, professional or international match, more enjoyable. Beginnings and endings Focus … Read more
The Basics of Soccer’s World Cup Yes, America, there is a bigger and more popular sporting event than the Super Bowl. It is called the FIFA World Cup. For the rest of the world, this FIFA event is the only real football tournament – the Super Bowl of soccer. In every corner of the world … Read more
What a Soccer Field Looks Like A soccer field (sometimes referred to as a “field”) is at least 100 yards long, 50 yards wide, and has a target centered at both ends. Inside the court there are markings including those for the penalty area and the spot, the center point for kick-offs, and of course … Read more